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The Startup Podcast Yaniv Bernstein, Chris Saad
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5.0 • 23 Ratings
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A guide to the unique mindset and approach that drives Silicon Valley style disruption.
Build product, raise money, and scale your startup like the best. TSP hosts Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein share practical advice based on decades of experience at Google, Uber, and their own startups.
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Useless AI Hardware, TikTok Banned, Google Fires Activist Employees (Reacts)
Why didn't Rabbit R1 and Humane AI live up to the hype? Learn how even the biggest names in tech – from TikTok to Tesla – can falter.
In this week's Reacts episode, insiders Yaniv Bernstein, Emil Michael, and Leah Mahtani discuss:
Bad Bunny: Why Silicon Valley funding explains the disappointing launches of AI hardware Rabbit R1 and Humane AI.
Bumpy Road Ahead: How Uber's success can inform the debate around autonomous vehicles like Waymo, Cruise, and Tesla's Robotaxi.
Tick, Tock: What the TikTok ban means for the US-China relationship, TikTok creators, and other industry players like YouTube, Instagram, and Spotify.
Non-Compete Defeat: The Federal Trade Commission cuts non-compete clauses loose.
Soul Search: Google fires 50 employees after protests over a $1.2bn Israeli government contract.
Don't miss this timely and controversial discussion!
The Pact
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Key links
The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. Go to www.vanta.com/tsp for 20% off their incredible offer.
Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A
The Startup Podcast website: https://tsp.show
Learn more about Chris and Yaniv
Work 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/
Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/
Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/
Credits
Editor: Justin McArthur
Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang -
Graceful Degradation – Safeguarding Your Vision (Edu)
Do your plans stand strong when things go wrong?
Hosts Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein discuss the concept of 'graceful degradation' and its critical role in planning for a robust business. They share tips on:
Understanding Graceful Degradation: Why it's important to fail-safe your business plan to avoid collapse in a crisis.
Visionary Planning: How a clear, unconstrained vision can guide decision-making as challenges arise.
Making Smart Compromises: Ensuring each step aligns closely with your core vision, even when the ideal path is impossible.
This episode is packed with great advice for anyone looking to enhance their decision-making framework and ensure their business remains agile and resilient.
Tune in to learn how to protect your vision and make pragmatic choices in the face of adversity.
The Pact
Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:
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Key links
The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. Go to www.vanta.com/tsp for 20% off their incredible offer.
Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A
The Startup Podcast website: https://tsp.show
Learn more about Chris and Yaniv
Work 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/
Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/
Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/
Credits
Editor: Justin McArthur
Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang -
The Canva Mafia, SAFE Notes in Australia — Aussie Q&A (Bonus)
Australia’s startup ecosystem is about to be hit by an asteroid of awesomeness, and hardly anybody is talking about it.
Learn why the recent Canva secondary round means Australia finally has its own “mafia” to rival the PayPal, Google, and Facebook mafias—and what it means for tech in Australia.
Also in this bonus Aussie Q&A episode: how to think about SAFE notes as a local founder or investor.
Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:
Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app
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Secure your official TSP merchandise at https://shop.tsp.show/
Follow us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast
Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following
Key links
The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. Go to www.vanta.com/tsp for 20% off their incredible offer.
Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A
The Startup Podcast website: https://tsp.show
Learn more about Chris and Yaniv
Work 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/
Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/
Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/
Credits
Editor: Justin McArthur
Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang -
Boston Dynamics' Creepy Robot, Big Siri Update Revealed, OpenCRISPR AI Will Rewrite Your DNA (Reacts)
The insiders return this week to discuss the latest in AI startups:
💡 Investments and Optimism: A16z's huge raise suggests an optimistic outlook for tech IPOs.
🤖 Electric Atlas: Boston Dynamics' latest robot raises questions about the future of robotics, but does it have real world utility?
🍏 Siri's Major Update: Siri has the potential for transformative updates, including multi-modal interactions and integration across Apple devices like AR glasses, enhancing Apple's AI strategy.
🔍 Meta's Open-Source Strategy: Uncover Meta's strategy behind open-sourcing their powerful LLAMA3 language model, aiming to challenge mobile giants and fuel innovation.
🧬 OpenCRISPR AI: Explore the groundbreaking developments in DNA editing by OpenCRISPR, examining the promising and risky potential of AI in medicine and material sciences.
Make sure to join Chris Saad, Emil Michael, and Amir Shevat for an in-depth discussion on how these innovations are shaping our world.
The Pact
Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:
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Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following
Key links
The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. Go to www.vanta.com/tsp for 20% off their incredible offer.
Follow us on YouTube for full-video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast
Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A
The Startup Podcast website: https://tsp.show
Learn more about Chris and Yaniv
Work 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/
Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/
Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/
Credits
Lovingly handcrafted for the global startup community by:
Editor: Justin McArthur
Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang -
Listener Q&A - Protecting Your Superpower, Bad Startup CFOs (Edu)
Are you protecting your superpower? 🦸
In this Listener Q&A, Chris and Yaniv discuss:
🧠 Expanding Your Engineering Mindset: How to gain empathy and strengthen your team with diverse skill sets.
🎯 Building Valuable Products: Focus on solving real customer problems with strategic feature prioritization.
🚀 Crafting Ambitious Yet Grounded Pitches: Find the balance between a startup vision that's aspirational and grounded in practical plans.
🔗 Aligning Product and Company Strategy: Develop a clear, agreed-upon company strategy with a strong leadership stance.
💼 Fostering Cross-Departmental Empathy: Bridge understanding between finance and product teams to enhance collaboration.
🛠️ Practical Founding Advice: Aim high but stay realistic, focusing on iterative strategy and empathetic communication.
Don't miss out on these invaluable insights!
Tune in now and hear the answers you need to navigate the complexities of the startup world.
The Pact
Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:
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Subscribe to the TSP Mailing List to gain access to exclusive newsletter-only content and early-access to information on upcoming episodes: https://thestartuppodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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Key links
The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Trilligent. Trilligent is your startup's one-stop-shop for regulatory, PR, and international expansion advisory. Their unique startup-friendly offering is essential for any startup looking to go beyond their home shores or deal with complex regulatory environments. Go to https://trilligent.com and book a call with their COO Laura to learn more – tell her we sent you!
The Startup Podcast is also sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. Go to www.vanta.com/tsp for 20% off their incredible offer.
Follow us on YouTube for full-video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast
Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A
The Startup Podcast website: https://tsp.show
Learn more about Chris and Yaniv
Work 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/
Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/
Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/
Credits
Lovingly handcrafted for the global startup community by:
Editor: Justin McArthur
Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang -
AI Takes Over YC, VCs Apologize to Founders, Elon Crashes Tesla (Reacts)
The insiders return this week to explore the rapidly evolving world of AI startups:
🤖 AI Company Trends at Y Combinator: More startups are branding themselves as AI-focused during Demo Day, regardless of their true engagement with the technology.
🧠 Competing AI Models: New AI models are challenging GPT-4, like Claude 3 Opus and Mistral. Will one player come to dominate the market?
🍏 Tech Giants and AI: How Google and Apple's rich consumer data and device integration give them an edge in AI innovation.
🔄 VCs Make Amends: The insiders reflect on venture capitalists apologizing to previously criticized founders and the shifting perspectives in societal outrage.
🚗 Tesla's Troubles: A look at Tesla's workforce cuts, sales declines, and how Elon Musk's actions have impacted the company.
Tune in to form your own opinions on the future of technology and entrepreneurship.
Don't miss out—watch the full episode now! 🎧
The Pact
Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:
Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app
Subscribe to the TSP Mailing List to gain access to exclusive newsletter-only content and early-access to information on upcoming episodes: https://thestartuppodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Secure your official TSP merchandise at https://shop.tsp.show/
Follow us on YouTube
Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following
Key links
The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. Go to www.vanta.com/tsp for 20% off their incredible offer.
Follow us on YouTube for full-video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast
Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A
The Startup Podcast website: https://tsp.show
Learn more about Chris and Yaniv
Work 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/
Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/
Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/
Credits
Lovingly handcrafted for the global startup community by:
Editor: Justin McArthur
Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang
Customer Reviews
Expanded my horizon
Just finished a marathon listen of ‘The Startup Podcast’ and upholding my end of the pact.
I’ve often felt like a startup outsider as a small business owner. This podcast has helped me understand how to attack my startup idea, and given me the confidence to go all in on something much bigger in scale than my previous business.
Amazing Information
This podcast is phenomenal. Chris and Yaniv are able to articulate convoluted ideas and shades of gray with grace. They simplify hard ideas into good insights. It is the first business podcast where I feel like I learn something every episode. They maintain healthy and respectful debates, are willing to agree to disagree, and both have compelling arguments when debates occur. It’s great!
Seriously- give this podcast a listen. You will love it.
Fantastic podcast for startup founders
I really enjoy this podcast. Yaniv and Chris, along with their guests, bring myriad insights and engaging deep dives into topics that are of the utmost importance to startup founders. They share personal anecdotes from their experiences with the desire to help more founders make fewer mistakes and succeed more.